Spacing-tool.



M. NESHEH. SPAUING TOOL. APPLIOATIOE FILED NOV. 2.7. 1911.

l Patented Dec. 10, 1912 .i5 yr KQ IN 1 I Syn/bouton mE-Ww..

claimed, and as shown in the drawings 'the invention, such as will enable others! over its cap, and in order to do this he must MARTIN Nessuna, vor Genitori, niinrrslown.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I., AMARTIN' Nnsnnir, a citizen of the United States, residing at Council Bluiis, in the county of .iJottawattamie and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Spacl ing-Tools; and .l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates t'o measuring instruments, and more especially jte those used for spacing; and the object of the same l.

is to provide a device of this character of the lazy-tong type whereby any given area within limitsl can be quickly marked with a series of equi-distantI points. This and other i objects are carried out by the construction hereinafter more fully described and wherein- Figure l is a perspective view of 4a por-` tion of the side of a house adjacent a window, to whose sheathing boards it is desired to apply weatherY boards, showing the use of my improved tool in this connection; Fig. 2 is an enlarge-d elevation of the lower end of this tool; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. d is an edge view showing one of the side pivots; F 5 is a perspective detail of the .locking set screw and its washer.

In Fig. l of the drawings I have illustrated one of the many uses to which this invention may be put. Herein is shown a portion of a frame house structure wherein S designates the sheathing boards beside a window frame F, and WV the weather boards which are being nailed over the sheathing alongside, said frame. To make a neat job the carpenter or builder desires to overlap the weather boards to such an extent that the upper edge of one board will pass under the sill ot' the window frame and the lower edge of another boa-rd higher up will pass Specification of Letters Eatent. Application filed November 2?, 1911. Serial No. 662,750.

space the boards alongside the frame F so that the desired end may be attained. This is but one illustration of many uses to which this invention may be put, but it calls for an instrument whose links or members carry points whereby indentations may be made in or marks upon'woodwork or other substances at points which are ever...vequ1 `lis tant from each other but which mav be made l Patented nee. io, regia.

to vary inv their intervals to suit different occasions. I

Coming now to the specific construction of the' instrument in question, thel numerals l designate a series of links pivotally connected at their outer end by side pivot-s 2 and 3 and along their centers where thev y cross Aeach other by main pivots 4, thereby making up a lazy-tong structure of as great Y length as may be desired and of such materials and proportions of parts as may be consistent with the range or scope of the instrument. The outer .extremities of the lower-most links and of" the uppermost iinlrts are preferably provided with eyes 5 instead of pivots, through which eyes nails N may he inserted when the device is used as shown in Fig. l., The side pivots may be of any suitable type, Vbut their inner ends are pointed as shown at 6, preferably in the shape of blunt cones of metal, their outer ends being headed up' so' that they may be driven upon as by a hammer to indent the points inte the sheathing boardsee Fig. e. in the use of the instrument as thus far scribed, the lazy-tong structure is opened up alongside of the window frame F as seen in Fig. i, and nails'hT inserted through certain of the eyes 5 at top and bottom there of, when it' will be found that the side pivots are all equally separated from each otherI along each edge of the structure; and thereafter the carpenter or builder strikes the head of each rap or blow with 'a hammer, and ythe result. is that indentations are made ing board S which will readily guide him. in the putting up of the weather boards YV. The incientations are all spaced apart an equal distance, and the desired result mayv be attained withoutthe use of any measury ing instrument, any ltoolv but an ordinary hammeiyor any mental calculation, and but little time will be consumed.

It is frequently desirable that the points in a tool of this character shall be set at a certain distance apart, so that aft-er having once been used as above described the tooi. may be removed to a remote place for further use and the gage will be duplicated there. in order, therefore, to hold the lazytong. structure when it has been distended above described, I make use of a slotted link 10 mounted one of the main pivots t and overlying one pivot along one row a light pivot-ally at one end 4upon in the sheathof such pivots adjacent, its outer face being provided with a scale 11; and a special form of set screw' best illustrated in Fig; 5. The same consists of a washer l2 whose general contour is preferably square, and one edge of which may have a mark 13 moving over the scale il, while at top and bottom the material of this washer (which is preferably which may be screwed down onto the washer vto hold all parts in place.

With this device attached to the lazytong structure above described, when the latter is opened out as best seen in Fig. 1 all the main pivots 4 are separated, and as they special form of set screw takes the Aplace of one of said pivots it is carried upward and with it moves the washer l2 along the scale ll. The latter will he specially designed with reference to the' proportion of and, will indicate the distance apart of the various points or cones (3 as the niark 13 vconnes over the graduations on the scale 1l. Having opened out .the lazy-tor@` structure as far as necessary7 the set screw is tightened f and the uppermost nail N may not be necessary altlionvli it is'preferalil em vilo ed p y A l by s a ove to hold the instrument steady, descriloeda the carpenter then pounds upon parts of the instrument,.

the outer end or head of each of the points 6 so as to make a series of indentations in the sheathing board, after which all nails N are taken out and the instrument can be carried to another place for repeating the spacing, and a second line of indent-ations made identically like the first if the* set screw be perinitted to remain tight. Finally this set screw and the slotted link may be useful in holding` the device folded or housed when it is to loe stored away in the tool box. f

llhat is claimed as new is:

The herein described spacing tool eom prising a. lazy tong structure the end links of which have their outer extremities disconnected and provided with openings, pivots hingedly connecting the remaining extremities of the links and provided with pointed ends, main pivots connecting the links where they cross, a slotted link one end of 'which is mounted on the main pivot atone end of the lazy tong structure7 a. washer slidably mounted upon the link and having an indicating mark for register with a scale upon said link, tongues projecting from the opposite ends of said Washer and adapted for sliding engagement with the link, and means for adjustably-clamping said washer and link to another main pivot of the structure. t f

in testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence o: two subscribing wit nesses.

- MARTN NESHEM.

Witnesses t' d. SGHUYLER Lone, A. T. FLICKINGER, 

